Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

show a clean pair of heels

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: show a -clean -pair of heels
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run away; to make an escape quickly.

Example Sentences

"‘[...]No, gentlemen; he'll always show ’em a clean pair of heels very early in the scuffle, and sneak away.’"
"But in the second column the "Britannia" Pacific , though with one coach less, showed a cleaner pair of heels, [...]."
"The two German ships soon showed us and the battle-cruiser Indefatigable in company, a clean pair of heels, though the cruiser HMS Dublin managed to keep them in sight until they disappeared into the Straits of Messina to coal."
"During the melee the suspect had run off, showing a clear pair of heels."

Inflected Forms

shows a clean pair of heels (present, singular) showing a clean pair of heels (participle, present) showed a clean pair of heels (past) shown a clean pair of heels (participle, past)

Questions

What does show a clean pair of heels mean?: To run away; to make an escape quickly.

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